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Snow fall 2009

Location: Wasilla, 11/09/2009

Now that the ground's covered in the cold white stuff, it's time to get out the cameras and capture the beauty behind the otherwise bummer of a turn in the weather.

Halloween costumes

Post a photo of you in your Halloween costume to show off your creativity and check out others to see how you measure up.

Halloween costumes: Kids

BabyO in his Teddy Bear Costume, his first Halloween from Barrow, AK!

It's one thing to dress up for Halloween as an adult, an entirely cuter thing to get your kid dressed up. Share your photos and check out other tots in disguise.

Pet costumes

Location: Anchorage, 10/24/09 Champ the Pirate Pug!

It's time for our annual Howwwwl-oween costume contest, your chance to make your Scary Scottie, Ghoulish Greyhound or Princess Pug famous.

Alaska birds

Location: Parks Hwy  Northern Hawk Owl

Alaska is home to hundreds of different migrating bird species. Share your photos.

2009 Fall

Location: Kuskokwim River/Nikolai, 9/10/2009

Share your photos of the brilliant fall color across Alaska (before it all goes away).

2009 Bazaar submission

Location: Sullivan Arena, 10/08 The only crafts you'll see at the Make It Alaskan Festival (noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2-4, Sullivan Arena) are made right here in Alaska.

Local artists' submissions of the works they'll be displaying in this year's holiday craft fairs.

Alaska cabins

Location: Lynn Canal, Haines, 8/07/08 Over looking the fishing grounds on Lynn Canal.Haines,AK

Share photos of what you love most about your cabin; bonus for any outhouses that make it into your submissions.

Alaska beards

Location: World Beard & Mustache Championships 2009 Xochitl Horton (Left), Hans Gassner of Germany (Right)

Does Alaska have the most unique facial hair per capita? Prove it by posting your wild mustache or beard design.

Life in the Bush

Location: Unalakleet, Alaska

Readers share photos of living in remote Alaska villages.

READER-SUBMITTED

Hunting gallery

Submit your hunting photos to our gallery.

2009 State Fair

Location: Ferris Wheel, 8/30/09 AK Livin'

Post your photos from the Alaska State Fair this year.

Reader-submitted vacations

It's always good to be home.

Share your adventures in our reader-submitted vacation gallery.

My horse

Playday at F-J Ranch

Our reader-submitted horse gallery.

Party Crashers

Location: Koots Static Cycle Singer Jared Navarre brings a fan onstage at Chilkoot Charlie's Jan. 30 to give her tickets to the Winter Rocks concert as a birthday gift. Dennis Smith is behind the drums.

If you were out on the town and brought your camera, show off your shots in our reader-submitted Party Crashers gallery.

The Good, bad and ugly of Anchorage

Huffman Business ParkIt is on commercial property, on no more than a 6 foot depth, but it is obviously maintained. It represents a variety of coniferous and deciduous species, most of which are hardy here....And it provides visual pleasure in all seasons.

Send photos of what's appealing - and not so appealing - in your neighborhood and in the city. Nice landscaping, ugly buildings, pretty parks, junk cars -- whatever makes you smile or makes you cringe.

Alaskans and their guns

My sons, Nick and Andrew, are target practicing with their SKS and Mosey, having a great time.

Send in a photo of you with your favorite firearm. Please observe routine safe gun-handling practices.

2009 High school football

Location: Wasilla High School, 08/15/2009

Get your favorite high school football athlete some shine on the global scale by posting a photo from a game into our online gallery.

2009 Flag football

Location: Dimond High School, 08/2009

Switching pads and helmets for flags and shorts, flag football is a major sport in Anchorage.

Lu and Don Young

Location: Palmer, 04/15/09 This is a photo I took April 15, 2009 at the Palmer Chamber Meet.   Love in both of their eyes.

Lu and Congressman Don Young were married for more than 46 years and their bond throughout was legendary. Share photos you have from their four-decade romance.

Bad Dogs

Stella, a foot-biter who liked to sit in the hammock, 2001-2009

This is a photo gallery dedicated to bad dogs: biters, chewers, piddlers, barkers, etc. Please submit the dog's name, the principal reason it is a bad dog, and, if deceased, its dates. Like this: Fido, eater of sunglasses, 1999-2004.

Summer fires

Location: 33440 Ashley Avenue, 07/05/09 The Ashley Avenue wildland fire from Sunday. Off of Lake Street in Funny River, on the Kenai Peninsula.

Submit your photos from the fires that have been springing up around Alaska this hot and dry summer.

2009 Art walk

Location: Snow City Cafe, 07/20/09 Retro Trees, mixed media by Sindra Wolfsen at her exhibition, Tryst, opening Friday, Aug. 7 at Snow City Cafe, 1340 W. 4th Ave.

Submit a photo of your art work to our gallery, and flip through other artists' submissions.

READER-SUBMITTED

Hunting gallery

Submit your hunting photos to our gallery.

Life in the Bush

Location: Unalakleet, Alaska

Readers share photos of living in remote Alaska villages.

Alaska Wildlife sightings

Location: Barter Island Enjoy

If you've got a cool shot of an animal roaming the wilderness, or streets, of Alaska...that's not a bear or moose (see other galleries), this is the place.

Reader-submitted: Cat shots

Send us your cat pictures!

Reader-submitted: New Alaskans

my lil punkin kaleb

Introduce us to the state's newest Alaskans.

New Alaskans archive

Reader-submitted motorcycles

Boys and there Toys....Appa training up the baby boy in the way he should go.....

Reader-submitted motorcycle gallery.

Reader-submitted vacations

It's always good to be home.

Share your adventures in our reader-submitted vacation gallery.

Reader-submitted: Adventure

Reader-submitted photographs of outdoor activities.

My horse

Playday at F-J Ranch

Our reader-submitted horse gallery.

Alaskans and their guns

My sons, Nick and Andrew, are target practicing with their SKS and Mosey, having a great time.

Send in a photo of you with your favorite firearm. Please observe routine safe gun-handling practices.

2009 weddings

Jeremiah and Natasha Schachle

Celebrate your wedding. Send us a picture.

Mom and Me

Location: Anchorage

Celebrate Mother's Day, or just mom on every other day, by posting a picture of you and her.

Alaska cabins

Location: Lynn Canal, Haines, 8/07/08 Over looking the fishing grounds on Lynn Canal.Haines,AK

Share photos of what you love most about your cabin; bonus for any outhouses that make it into your submissions.

Dad and Me

Location: muldoon park My daughter Lilith and my husband Will.

Celebrate your father on Father's Day (or the other 364 days of the year for that matter) by showing off photos of "Dad and Me."

Alaska Vanity Plates

Plates from our readers.

Life in rural Alaska

Location: Fishcamp near Marshall, 06-13-08 
Nick Andrew Sr. washing and preparing King Salmon, Nastasia Andrew looking on, John looking as well.

Location: Fishcamp near Marshall, 06-13-08 Nick Andrew Sr. washing and preparing King Salmon, Nastasia Andrew looking on, John looking as well.

Reader-submitted vacations

Location: Odessa, Texas, 11/14/09 
Fall Colors - Odessa, Texas

Location: Odessa, Texas, 11/14/09 Fall Colors - Odessa, Texas

Alaska Skies

Location: kake, ak, 11/16/09 
morning sunrise after the first snow. taken from my back porch

Location: kake, ak, 11/16/09 morning sunrise after the first snow. taken from my back porch

Alaska birds

Location: Matanuska Glacier, 02/24/04 
Female Grosbeak enjoying the morning sun

Location: Matanuska Glacier, 02/24/04 Female Grosbeak enjoying the morning sun

Halloween costumes

Location: Downtown, 10/31/09

Location: Downtown, 10/31/09

Dog Shots

Location: Anchorage, 11/09/09 
OK, no one else is posting snow pictures, so you'll have to endure more of mine. Here's Jillie being Jillie.

Location: Anchorage, 11/09/09 OK, no one else is posting snow pictures, so you'll have to endure more of mine. Here's Jillie being Jillie.

Community

Location: Anchorage, 01/01/2007 
Attorney Michael J. Schneider Honored
PRESS RELEASE (Available for immediate release)

Best Lawyers, the oldest  ...

Location: Anchorage, 01/01/2007 Attorney Michael J. Schneider Honored PRESS RELEASE (Available for immediate release) Best Lawyers, the oldest ...

Alaska Vanity Plates

Location: Kenai River, 07/21/09 
Castaway Cove cabin on yhe Kenai

Location: Kenai River, 07/21/09 Castaway Cove cabin on yhe Kenai

2009 Gardens

Location: Downtown Anchorage corner of 12th & H St, 10/18/09 
The Johnny Jump-Ups (Viola cornuta)remained until the end of October when it starte ...

Location: Downtown Anchorage corner of 12th & H St, 10/18/09 The Johnny Jump-Ups (Viola cornuta)remained until the end of October when it starte ...

Alaska Wildlife sightings

Location: my back yard on Bliss St, 11/14/2009 
Ever seen anything so silly?  He'd been hanging around the area all day.

Location: my back yard on Bliss St, 11/14/2009 Ever seen anything so silly? He'd been hanging around the area all day.

2009 Bazaar submission

Location: My Home, 11/11/09 
These are photos of a few of the quilts that will be auctioned at the Friends of Alaska CASA 14th Annual Silent Quil ...

Location: My Home, 11/11/09 These are photos of a few of the quilts that will be auctioned at the Friends of Alaska CASA 14th Annual Silent Quil ...

Military

Location: MCRD San Diego, 08/21/09 
PFC Peter Bentley graduated Boot Camp August 21st and completed School of Infantry Training on November 10th  ...

Location: MCRD San Diego, 08/21/09 PFC Peter Bentley graduated Boot Camp August 21st and completed School of Infantry Training on November 10th ...

2009 Nice Catch: Salmon

Who: Maile
The Fish: Salmon -  unknown
Location: Maile's secret fishing whole

Who: Maile The Fish: Salmon - unknown Location: Maile's secret fishing whole

Snow fall 2009

Location: Houston AK, 11/11/09 
Veterans Day storm brought us about 6 of snow, finally!

Location: Houston AK, 11/11/09 Veterans Day storm brought us about 6" of snow, finally!

Halloween costumes: Kids

Location: Home, 10/31/09 
Hayden Elizabeth - the perfect flower!

Location: Home, 10/31/09 Hayden Elizabeth - the perfect flower!

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